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The Price to Finance the AI Data Center Boom Is Rising, Just Ask Meta

Meta's $12.55B El Paso bond deal hit 7.5% yields, up sharply from prior deals, as investor fatigue spreads through AI infrastructure financing. Rising capital costs will compress CTO budgets—companies must choose between expensive leverage or accept delayed compute deployment in the AI arms race.